Digital BW, The Print

An update on my conversations with Epson UK Technical Escalation Team Support re BO 
on the Epson 2100.  Essentially they are arguing that Black Only is not a good 
methodology for printing to RC paper because Epson PK is very warm (they believe people 
expect neutral) and the detail is very poor (read dots etc).  I have endeavoured to explain 
that their "duo-tone" approach (as they put it) simply doesn't work due to metamerism, 
that many people are happy with the simple approach to dealing with metamerism by just 
printing with the black cartridge, and that many people like the grainy look of black only.  
They have not answered why they approach PK differently from MK prints but I assume it is 
because the hue of PK is so warm.  As for why the US 2200 driver is different they simply 
respond that Epson USA is a different company!  If anyone wants black only to be allowed 
for 2100 owners and PK ink - and all those who want black only extended to the R800/
R1800 - had better lobby hard.  Epson is on a different wavelength to this community.  
They don't understand the demand for black only, they think that their colour inks work 
well with good profiles and, by extension, they do not intend to release dedicated B&W 
inks.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale <stevekale@b...> 
wrote:
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> Has anyone tried loading the 2200 driver on a Mac to run the 2100?  Is it
> possible?  (Works for PC)